Green’s Dictionary of Slang

cripster n.

[ref. is to the Crips gang, the image suggests toughness, reslieince]

(N.Z. gang/prison) an inmate serving a life sentence.

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[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 49/1: cripster n. an inmate serving a life sentence.